To the mom-to-be, waiting on the arrival of your first baby. While you haven’t yet held your baby in your arms, you’ve already glimpsed the worry and love that will define your new role as mom. You are at the beginning of the greatest adventure […]
Today I wanted to get a little more personal, and talk about an issue that I know so many of us struggle with – balance. Whether you’re a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, a work-at-home mom, or some combination of the above, finding the right […]
My baby – my third baby, my last baby – is about to turn one. I’m done having babies, and my youngest is quickly turning into a toddler. This, as you may expect, is sending me on a rollercoaster of emotions. My life for the […]
Deciding whether or not to have a third child is not an easy decision. My husband and I always knew that we wanted a bigger family, but it took us a while to get up the courage to actually go for #3. When it feels […]
Today was hard. It was one of those days where I felt like I spent the entire day on a treadmill – going nowhere and trying my hardest to keep up. Nothing terrible happened. It was just relentless, in the way that only parenting can […]
When you’re pregnant, or you have babies or young children, it seems like you’re a beacon for unsolicited advice. Despite this, there so many things about motherhood that I wasn’t prepared for. I don’t think I could have been – there are certain things that […]
Kindness is one of the most important values that I am trying to instil in my kids. In my opinion the importance of being kind cannot be overstated – especially these days. There are a multitude of ways for us to incorporate a little bit […]
While we may like to believe that we treat all of our kids the same, the reality is that, for most of us, there are some fundamental differences in how we parent our first child versus our second child (or any subsequent children). Pregnancy […]
As featured on: “The obligation for working mothers is a very precise one: the feeling that one ought to work as if one did not have children, while raising one’s children as if one did not have a job” – Annabel Crabb Our mothers […]
I’m an introvert. Nothing has driven home the truth of that statement like parenting young children. Young kids, as we all know, talk, move, and just need constantly. The relentlessness of parenting can make me feel like I can’t even finish a thought, let alone grab […]
Hi! I’m Laura. My husband and I are juggling two busy professional careers while raising three kids – two boys, ages 8 and 6, and 3 year old girl. I love organizing and crave quiet, which is often at odds with our very busy family. My goal with this blog is to create a resource for all of us to quiet the chaos in our lives, to give us back the time and energy to focus on what’s important. Thanks for joining me!
Want to learn more about me and Chaos & Quiet? Start here.